Altering the standard for determining whether to approve the acquisition of a nonprofit health entity; eliminating a provision deeming an acquisition application approved under specified circumstances; and making the Act an emergency measure.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate James G. Crouse, District 36

Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Emil B. Pielke, Delegate, District 9B

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

MERGERS

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 6.5-203 , 6.5-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 833694/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 5, 2002   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate

March 30, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)